INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vladimir Putin was married to Lyudmila Putina from 1983 until their divorce, announced in 2013
66, who jealously protects his privacy and that of his close family, was replying to a question posed by a reporter at his annual press
conference, which focused mainly on international relations and the state of the economy."As a respectable person, I will have to do this at
some point," Putin said, smiling.Putin was married to Lyudmila Putina from 1983 until their divorce, announced in 2013.Their daughters,
Katerina and Maria, both in their early 30s, are not involved in politics and have stayed firmly out of the limelight.Since he divorced his
wife Lyudmila, rumours have swirled around Putin's personal life
One Russian newspaper report said he was in a relationship with Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast, though Putin rejected the
assertion.Reuters reported in 2016 that a businessman with ties to associates of Putin had transferred ownership of properties to Alina
Kabaeva's sister and grandmother.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published
